Creative Computer

I am so happy I finally found a good sturdy bag for my laptop. I have a Dell 1735, and I’ve never found a bag that actually fits my huge laptop. Other reviews say the bag is huge, and it’s true…BUT it’s exactly what I needed. All other bags I’ve tried that said it would fit a 17″ computer, well it never fit. I wish there was a zippered pouch on the outside for quick access, but hey, I’ll deal with that small flaw for something that finally works! And the strap is very comfortable and holds a lot! I’d say, at least try it…I fit my laptop, and then the front pouch holds everything I need (power chord, a book, and several notepads, my phone and a pencil/pen case. If it doesn’t work, just return it.
Rating: 5 / 5

I bought this messenger bag to replace a similar bag that I had worn out after years of use. My old bag simply had a single large compartment under the flap, nothing fancy. I put my laptops in neoprene sleeves so I don’t need any sort of padded “laptop slot” within the bag. This bag fills the bill, plus a bit. Has the one big compartment that my 16.4 inch new Sony VPCF112FX (in a Sony 16.4 inch neoprene sleeve) fits in perfectly with a little room to spare side to side.

Plenty of back-to-forward room in the compartment for power adapter, mouse, USB hub, etc. Plus unlike my old bag this one does have two sewn-in dividers in the back of the main compartment which can effectively separate the power adapter, etc from the laptop. Even has pockets sewn on the outer divider big enough for power adapter (which is enormous with the VPCF112 but will fit fine) and mouse.

Then there is the separate front pocket under the flap that so many messenger bags have these days for pens, pencils, and junk. I don’t see the point in those, but at least this bag keeps that minimalist. One velcroed mesh pocket and a few pen loops. That pocket is big enough though to stuff a Wall Street Journal and a danish from the airport gift shop on the way to boarding a plane, which is what counts.

I *really* like the fact that the flap has two clips, one at each corner. Some designer in China gets a gold star for that! My old bag had two clips which ran over the front of the flap, so was better than most of the junky single-clip stuff sold in the big office store chains. Anyone who has used a messegner bag over a long period knows the corners of the flap flip/curl up over time with use. But not on this bad boy due to the corner-lock design.

One note. I first bought the 15 inch version of this bag because I actually believed the published internal dimensions. That bag is similar to this 17 incher, but DOES have an internal padded “laptop slot” – which I hate – and that slot significantly cuts down the interior dimensions from what is published. A 16.4 won’t fit in the slot, nor will it even fit in the overall compartment. Amazon returns rock, though! And this bag is as published. If you have a 16.4 or 17 incher don’t even think about the 15 inch bag. Get this one and put your lappy in a neoprene sleeve. If you do have a 15 incher like my old laptop, or 14 inch, or something even smaller where you can’t read the lettering on the screen without glasses, that 15 inch bag would probably work just fine.
Rating: 5 / 5